Mower in the Many Grass Cutting Jobs Found on Every Golf Course
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bsen You'll find the streamlined laco Estate Z4 a worthy companion to the tune-testedens widely used lacobsen power Gre - mower in the manY grasS cutting jobS found on every golf course. for mowing tees. approaches. aprons and around bunkers the Estate Z4 does an exceptionallY smooth. e'len cutting jO~. Its auto-type differential permits easY turning without scuffing- Dri'le wheels in the rear of the cutting unit permit mowing close to trees and buildings. eliminating much of the tedioUShand trimming· Separate reel and traction clutches alloW transportation of the ;nower under its own power with cutting reel idle. All-in- this '1ersatile mower deser'les al1 re your in'lestigation. Check your requi - ;nen nOw and be ready for the Spring ts mowing season. subsidiories woRTH 1N GT oN MOW' 0 coM PANY. ,,, ••••••••• P.· JOHNstON LAWN MOW'O COOPO.ATlON. 01l.m~·· ,.~. nl Morch. ,t ii/I ( (H sense and there are no positions that could be called tricky. The tees are large and Western GA Expanding Its long and this gives the course a tremen- dous flexibility and range that can meet Caddie Program any problem of wind, and drought, and still Western Golf Assn. has issued an invita- make the course a fine test of golf. tion to every club in the country to take The course from the back of the tees can advantage of the WGA program that helps be stretched to a length of 7300 yards, clubs improve its caddie service and which possibly makes this the longest golf awards deserving caddies with a college course in this country. At the same time scholarship. Maynard G. Fessenden, WGA the tees are of such length that from the pres., says: "In '48 we expect to double our front of the tees the course can be short- member club list. Last year clubs in 30 ened to 6300 yards. The tees however will states used our caddie program and re- have two sets of markers, one for regular ported fine results. The more member play which will make the length range clubs in WGA the larger will be the num- from 6300 to 6500 yards, and one for cham- ber of caddies eligible for scholarships." pionship play which will make the length range from 6500 to 6900 yards. Only under To date 82 caddies have been sent to tournament conditions, or unusual weather college. Twenty are now in school at conditions, would the course be stretched Northwestern University, Loyola Univer- anywhere near its full length. sity, American Academy of Art, Michigan State College, University of Michigan. Nine holes of the course are now in play. These nine holes are really comprised of The 1948 supplement to WGA's Caddie part of each of the planned final nine hole Committee Manual has been issued to all routings. The best score to date, playing member clubs. The new supplement in- the nine hole routing twice, is 71, and cludes up-to-the-minute material on cad- appropriately, this score was made by Bob die matters. Subjects dealt with include: Jones. recruiting and training caddies; rates of Peachtree GC has 150 members. Bob pay for caddie-masters and caddies; new Jones is president of the club. sections on the club manager and his job The nine hole course that has been put in the caddie program; the effect of the into play is getting the acid test, namely, new USGA ruling which permits employ- the judgment of the players. The con- ment of caddies, assistant caddie-masters sensus of opinion seems to be that when and caddie-masters up to age 21 without the course is finally completed it will come making the person a professional. up to expectations. The supplement also includes recommen- dations to golf associations on what they can do to improve caddie service. Wiscon- GOODALL ROUND·ROBIN TOURNAMENT sin State GA, the first to affiliate with The 7th Goodall Round-Robin Invitation WGA, is conducting a campaign in Wis- Tournament will be played at the Wykagyl consin to make all clubs members of WGA Country Club, New Rochelle, New York, and to send Wisconsin caddies to school in May 6-9, (Thursday through Sunday). Wisconsin on scholarship funds raised Elmer Ward, Sponsor, announced the re- within the state. Winners of WGA Honor turn of the golf classic to the Metropolitan Caddie Badges, that member clubs award area in which sixteen leading professionals to their best caddies, are eligible for col- will be invited to compete at round-robin lege scholarships. match play. The entire gate receipts will be donated to the New Rochelle Hospital. Club members benefit from the club membership in WGA in other ways. Only Bobby Locke of Johannesburg, South Africa, won last year at the Charles River members of member clubs are eligible to CC, Newton Center, Mass., finishing the enter the Western Amateur and Western Open championships. five rounds of competition with a plus of 37. His medal score was 347 strokes, 13 The Western Amateur will be played in under par, a medal average of 69.4. The Wichita, June 29-July 4. The Western proceeds, amounting to approximately Open is to be played at Brookfield CC, $10,000, were donated to the Children's Buffalo, New York, July 29-August 1. Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Profits from these championships are used The unique tournament, a match play to extend the caddie service plan and the event without eliminations, was originated scholarship fund. in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1938 when Sam Snead defeated Gene Sarazen in a playoff. The Western Junior championship at Harry Cooper, Ben Hogan, and Paul Run- Purdue university, June 15-18 is for all yan won the next three tournaments at junior golfers under 20 years of age. Mem- Fresh Meadow, prior to the war; and ber clubs are urged to see that their cad- Hogan repeated at Winged Foot in 1946. dies participate. This championship is the Harold McSpaden will be the tourna- oldest national ranking junior event and ment supervisor. dates back to 1914. 62 Golfdom presenfs A COMPLETE LINE OF 1948 GOLF BAGS Pro hop' f aturing Tufhors - MacGregor golf bag cover the entire prospect market with one brand name- long establish d with generation of players. Be able to "fit" aeh player" ne ds and budget from this pre-sold trad mark. Offer th fin 1St quality - top' in smart, new design, built by rna ter I at her craft men for year of rugg d servic . Pictured left. is the Golf-Pax (G-IO) in heavy water-proofed canvas with tooled leather trim. 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Extreme acidity tends to make the happens in mid-summer when the weather soil more compact, lessens its ability to is hot. hold water, and restricts root development. The grass on these spots wilts during Failure to keep enough moisture in the the day because water is evaporated by the slopes and aprons around the green en- leaves faster than it is absorbed by the courages the development of dry spots roots. Wilting is less severe and temporary along the edge of the putting area. Pockets in spring and fall when weather is moder- of sand or layers of it near the surface ate. Some wilt may occur during mid-day cause trouble unless the areas or greens but grass recovers toward evening when it are watched and watered whenever grass becomes cooler. Revival is helped by heavy starts to wilt. Roots from nearby trees are dews. On hot days wilting is so severe and frequent offenders. They rob the soil and permanent that the grass may die. Death sub-soil of moisture. Then surfaces become occurs within several hours after wilting hard and refuse to hold a pitched ball be- starts unless water is applied promptly. cause the soil underneath is dry and hard. Only a small quantity of water is needed Such greens refuse to accept water from to check wilting and will usually carry the rains or sprinklers. grass through the balance of the day. Soil particles have a waxy coating. They After grass dies from permanent wilting resist wetting when dry. The soil in a hard the leaf blades wither, turn brown and be- dry green or in localized dry spots does not come so shriveled that the soil surface is absorb rain or water applied to the surface. exposed. Then algae may appear as a The water does not penetrate beyond % to green or greenish black skin-like covering. 1 inch no matter how long the same spot is It seals the soil and prevents recovery of watered. Even the correct amount of the grass. water becomes too much because it stays Shallow-rooted grass wilts more quickly on the surface instead of being absorbed to and more severely than one with deep roots a depth of to 10 inches or more, and the because the surface soil dries rapidly.